C Onnecting Drives - Dell OptiPlex GXa Reference And Installation Manual

3. Lay the computer cover upside down on a flat
work surface, with the front of the cover facing
toward you.
4. With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert
until it snaps free of the cover (see Figure 7-2).
computer cover
(upside down)
posts
Figure 7-2. Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for a 5.25-Inch Bay
To replace a front-panel insert for a 5.25-inch bay, work
from inside the cover. Position the insert behind the bay
opening, insert the two ring-tabs (one on each end of the
insert) over the posts on the inside of the opening, and
firmly press both ends of the insert into place (see Fig-
ure 7-2).
To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, follow
these steps:
1. Complete steps 1 and 2 of the procedure for
removing a 5.25-inch insert.
2. Inside the cover, locate the eject button mecha-
nism for the 3.5-inch bay (see Figure 7-3). Press
the mechanism toward the front panel to snap the
plastic insert out of its opening.
7-2 Dell OptiPlex GXa Midsize Systems Reference and Installation Guide
ring-tabs (2)
3.5-inch front-
panel insert
computer cover
(upside down)
Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for the 3.5-Inch Bay
To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay,
work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position,
and press it into the opening.
C
onnecting Drives
When installing a drive, you connect two cables—
a direct current (DC) power cable and an interface
cable—to the back of the drive. Your drive's power input
connector (to which you connect the DC power cable)
resembles the connector shown in Figure 7-4.
Figure 7-4. DC Power Cable Connector
eject button
mechanism
power input
connector
DC power cable